Mentor needed for a 13 year old boy impacted by cancer

Works with: One 13 year old boy

We are currently looking for a mentor for a 13 year old boy who has been impacted by cancer. Three members of his family have passed because of cancer. He likes skateboarding, playing video games, going to the park and going to the beach. He lives in Los Angeles, 90059. Can you become his friend?

Description of Role:

Cancer changes everything for the family and children enrolled in our program would like support from a mentor during hard times. Walk With Sally is dedicated to providing assistance through our individualized mentoring and community building services to empower children experiencing trauma through a parent, guardians, relative, sibling's cancer journey. No one should face a loved one's cancer alone. Help us, help them!

Responsibilities:

• Commit to the program and assigned mentee for a minimum of 1 year
• Engage mentee in positive, creative, and/or community building activities for at least 6-8 hours per month (We also suggest free of cost activities for you to fulfill this requirement)
• Participate quarterly in a mentor roundtables to connect with other mentors and build community
• Maintain regular contact with assigned Case Manager for further support, guidance, and/or access to resources
• Have fun, be you, and take of yourself too

Qualifications Needed:

• 22 years of age or older
• Have lived with or lost a parent / sibling/ friend/ loved one to cancer or are a cancer survivor (must be in remission for 5 years)
• Successfully pass background check

Training:

• We provide a one time- 2 hour virtual mentor training and provide ongoing support as needed. Ask us for our next training date!
• Mandated Reporter Training from the state of California

The location listed above is not exactly where you will be volunteering. We have children on our waitlist all over the Greater Los Angeles area and create listing for volunteers near where we have children in need of a mentor.

Please feel free to check out our website at www.walkwithsally.org or leave us a comment with any additional questions you may have.

Watch our video to learn more: Be a Mentor